Internet Sales Tax

[lathehand]

Soon it's going to be anyone exchanging cash for anything will be taxed.I mean when you buy a used car for example weather from a dealer or private you pay sales tax.How many time does the goverment need to collect tax on the same car. Could you just emagin buying a lawn mower from your neighbor and paying sales tax.Well if they have there that kind of nonsense will happen.It's not about fairness to small . It's about the greed of this goverment

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by lathehand

Soon it's going to be anyone exchanging cash for anything will be taxed.I mean when you buy a used car for example weather from a dealer or private you pay sales tax.How many time does the goverment need to collect tax on the same car. Could you just emagin buying a lawn mower from your neighbor and paying sales tax.Well if they have their way that kind of nonsense will happen.It's not about fairness to small . It's about the greed of this goverment

Exactly

[tartuffe]

Cannot agree with you Destroyer. Remember our fearless leader picking favorites? Goverment should not be allowed to look the other way while internet businesses crush it in profits leaving the brick and mortars to wother away leaving empty shells across our nation.

I've bought over $3000 worth of boating supplies over the last year via the web and I love saving money but to say the government should allow the current structure to continue so I can pay less is irresponsible to the larger picture.

[mawshj]

In order to be fair to the brick and mortor stores ,just remove the sales tax from them. it seems that each person who is elected feels that they must find new sources of income. I believe that they should do a better job of spending what they already have . direct and indirect taxes on working folks is above 60%. when they have it all they will have to stop taxing and they can only spend what they can borrow and we know where tha goes.

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by mawshj

In order to be fair to the brick and mortor stores ,just remove the sales tax from them. it seems that each person who is elected feels that they must find new sources of income. I believe that they should do a better job of spending what they already have . direct and indirect taxes on working folks is above 60%. when they have it all they will have to stop taxing and they can only spend what they can borrow and we know where tha goes.

I couldn't agree more. The whole idea of a "sales" tax is revolting and alien to me. WHAT gives anyone the idea that the government should be owed money for a transaction between two private citizens is beyond me. Where did this notion come from?

[RidgeRunner]

To follow up with your thinking Destroyer:
"None more delusional than to ignore what they already know."

I am all for removing sales tax off brick and mortar stores, just not willing to hold my breath til' they get that done. I live in the real world where sales tax is a reality.

What rights do the:
Feds have to tax your income? Where did that notion come from?
States have to jack up the sin tax on cigs or alcohol?
Feds have to decide what is healthy for you and your children?
States have to set a speed limit on a highway?

I agree in severely downsizing our Govt.
I think the answer to all of the above is, Laws.
Repeal a couple hundred years of Federal and State Laws and send Congress home because they aren't near as smart as their predesessors that managed to get us to this point. First and Foremost- DO no harm.. Generations of BS laws swayed by the highest bidder.

[bradford]

What Willy said, just not as eloquently.